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Cruciate

Cross-shaped. "Cruciate" comes from the Latin "crux" which means "cross". (That is the crux of this matter). The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.

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Shaped like, or resembling, a cross. [L. cruciatus]

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cru·ci·ate 'krü-shē-.āt adj shaped like a cross <a \cruciate bandage> <a \cruciate incision>

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cru·ci·ate (krooґshe-āt) cruciform.

Medical dictionary. 2011.